What is a fundamental step in ensuring data security in SAP Analytics Cloud?

Defining appropriate roles and privileges is a crucial aspect of ensuring data security in SAP Analytics Cloud. By setting up specific roles, organizations can control access to data and functionalities based on user needs and responsibilities. This mechanism helps safeguard sensitive information and maintains compliance with data governance policies.

Proper role definitions prevent unauthorized access to data while allowing users to perform their required tasks without risking sensitive information exposure. It also enables organizations to implement the principle of least privilege, ensuring that users only have the minimum level of access necessary for their work. This layered approach to permissions and access helps to protect against data breaches and misuse of information within the analytics environment.

In contrast, using public dimensions or extensively utilizing shared datasets may inadvertently widen access to sensitive data, while regularly exporting data to external locations increases the risk of data being compromised outside the secure environment.